Vehicle lamp



Aug- 25, 1931 F. w. c. NEUNER 1,820,477

' vEHcLE LAMP I Filed Nov. ,30. 1928.

IN VEN TOR. Freue/WCA W C.' N50/v51?.

.n .n l, l n BY ATTORNEYS.

Patented Augzs, 1.931

' rniinnmox CORPORATIONQQF vconfiante SVILLE, INDIANA, A ooaromnrIoNfyvv l venters Ami t f "Appiication ined'Nvember 30,1928. serial No.`s22,597. j

This invention .relates to a 'vehicle'. lamp suitable vfor side or' cowlv lampi mounting'.

The chief object of thisinve'nti'on is toA provide a simplifiedl connection betweenthefcasingfreector and door of such a lamp. Another object of the invention 'is to pro-y -vide .the laforesaid lamp parts with locating uportions whereby predetermined relative ,po-1

ysitioning of saidparts is obtained. n

`will be i The full nature of-the invention `understood from the* accompanying drawfings and the following description, and claims: 7

' In theidrawin'gsFig; 1 is avertical secf" 15 tional view through a lamp including the invention. Fig. 2 is a-frontview thereof. Fig. is aradial seetiontaken onthe rplane 3-43 `ot Fig. 2; Fig.` 4 is an enlarged section taken online 4.4 of Fig. 2and iny thev direction of the arrows; AFigw is a. lquarter section' takenon line 5--5`of Fig.-2 and'-y inthe difrectio'n of thearrows. frf

In the drawings 1() indicatesfalamp casing havinga centralopening y11 .defined'by'l an finturned flange 12 .forming a l`countersunk iseat fory theeXposed headA 13 50i; al screwibolt 14 which mounts a' U-shaped door. retainer 15 having angularly and ,outwardly-directed reef ends -16 for' door rim engagement. Threading movement ofv the. bolt yeau'sesthe U-shaped clamp to move forwardlyor `rear- .Y wardlyfor door rim release for anchorage respectively. Y .1. Y f The casing is provided with a lateral hous- 1.35 ing 17 supporting ,an anchoring member 18 :wherebyqthe lamp may-'be'.mounted upon a vehicle cowl through the lamp side.k The ca`sing is alsolformed with a horizontal l'edge 1-9, the portion adjacent'thereto `being suitably formed vso that y.the ledge merges with fthel v casing contour.v The ledge rigidly supports a protective orarinoredhconduitk 20, within f whichl is mounted the insulated currentconduetor21. `il The door rim 22 has-the annular.opening 23 which yreceives 'the forward -portion A 24 of the 'lens or closure 25, the rim and closurey forming the door.` The closure bears yupon thesealing strip or ring Q6y which in turn ojb'ears against` the'peripheral and, voutwardly f f portion of the casin directedflange 27 at the the'relector 28. i A: central `:aperturev 29 there- W. o., NEUNER, or CONNERSVILLE'NDIANA, AssreNoR ro lNnrrrNA .rfi'Nr rvforward edgei of .in mounts a metal'sleeveBOj :The sle'evehas lateral, enlargements'upon Opposite sidesof the lreflector aperture whereby said sleeve is lrigidly g supported.` bythefreflector. The .sleeve also hasan inwardly directed tongue `31l and a slot orngro An insulation cup 33 hasits yopen and torward end adapted to receive a light 1oulb 34 and detachably'support the samefl The ;op-

:positel andsubstantially closed end of theoup has a central'openingv the conductor` 21 extends. Slidably mounted .1

35 throughwhich in said `cup-.there isan insulation washer, A

`through whichv Vsaid* conductor'. also extends nand terminates in, the washer .retainingfenlargementr 37 positioned lfor r lighty Abulb contact engagement. The coil spring-*38 is conv Acentrically mounte'd. about the conductor and interposed between the washerf36 and vthe end 'of the cup. The cup has a slot y39 formed to receive the tonguel ofl sleeve vS0,.and profjecting outwardly and Yforwardlyl vfrom said l fcup there isa tongue 40 receivable by the slot" '32 of said sleeve. The aforesaid multiple tongue and slot connectionsl anchor the cup tothe sleeve inj socket/formation.Y n

The casing at its 'forward edge is provid- Yed `withnan inwardly' directed peripheral -flangetl'lwhich is'also forwardly directed. The door rim Vat its rearward edge is provided with a similarly directed peripheral flange 42,y the jjtwo flangesbeing' adapted to abut( each other. The rim flange includes a reary `wardextension `.431whichis telescopically re-V ceived :by the casing liange thereby provid-y -ing-,afcloset As shown clearly'in Fig; 5

the outwardly Ldirectedend 16 et theclamp 15 is adaptedfto 'engage theliange42 to hook` direfe-:ted`.-y indentation, lug :or tongue ,50,zand

f and rigidly secure-the door .rim tothe casing. j'Eacharm of theUishaped clamp-supports a ...forwardly and inwardly'7 Adirected spring F44 which `bears upon thereflector'28 as shown;` Y'

ico l lsupport. 'Sraid .lip :seats in :a notch formed c the door rim flange 43 is notched as at 51 to receive said tongue, 50. The door rim yis thereby located relative to the casing.

The reflector flange 2,7 at its upper end includes an extension 52 radially slotted at 5,3 to form a pai-r :of lhorns 54. A bolt 55 extends through the opening 56 at the topof the door rim and supports the ornament 57, the same being rigidly secured to said rim by the nut 58 and lock washer 59. The horns straddle this anchorage and the reflector 4is definitely located relative to the rim. Since the rim is definitely located relative to the casing, the rim, ornament, reflector .and casing are all definitely located relative to each other..

The reflector flange 27 at suitable .points about .the periphery includes forwardly .and inwardly directed tongues .60., see Fig. 2, that are adapted to receive and retain :the clos- .ure adjacent the reflector with the sealing .member 26 interposed therebetween. To maintain the reflector in .association with the rim when the U-shaped clamp l5 is disasso- -ciated therefrom and spring 44 is not effective, there .is provided a suitable number of spring wire clips k61.` Each vof `said clips is :interposed between the 4closure and the rim .and normally projects the reflector forwardly so as to maintain the rim, closure, vseal and reflector in unit formation. One portion yof :said .clip engages the reflector flange 27 and "other portion bears upon the inturned rim flange and seats inthe grooneincluded between the rim and flange 42.

The reflector flange :27, diametrically fopposite 'the horn extensions, is .provided with a notched Slip T0 for closure engagement and in the lower peripheral yedge of the reflector and definitely 'locates the v:same relative to the reflector and therefore relative to tEhe rim and casing.

The invention 'claimed is f:

l. In an ornamented lamp, a :door nim, an 'ornament secured thereto including an in- 'Wardly extending anchorage, a reflector 'supported adjacent the rim, 'and a bifurcated reflector extension associated with said ainchorage for locating the `rim and reflector :relative to each other.

2. I-n anornamented lamp, a casinghaving a rim engageable flange at its forward periphery, a door rim having a complementary ange at its rearward periphery, a tongue and slot connection therebetween for `defifn'itel-y locating said casing and r-im relative chorage, a reflector' supported adjacent the rim, and a bifurcated reflector extension `associat'ed with said anchorage for locating the rim `and reflector relative to each other,

.and the reflector relative to said casing.

+3. In a lamp,a'casing member *having a lrim engageable flange at its forward periphery, a door rim member having a complementa-ry flange at its rearward periphery, a tongue integral with one member flange, said other member flange having a slot into which said tongue projects for definitely locating said rim and casing relative to each other, a reflector detachably supported adjacent the rim, a radial tongue and slot locating connection therebetween for definitely locating said reflector relative to said rim and said casing, a lens .closure for said reflector, and a radial tongue and slot locating connection therebetween for securing predetermined positioning of said closure, reflector, rim and casing relative to each other.

4. A ide'vice 4as .defined by claim 3 characterized by the lamp beingornaniented and including an yornament secured to vfthe rim by anl inwardly .extending anchorage., and the locating rconnection between said 'reflector land sa-id comprising a bifurcated .reflector :extension .associated with said anchorage.

5. In a lamp., aldoor having .a forwardly and inwardly directed flange about its rear periphery and form-ing ,a groove with said rim, and a :rearwardly directed inner extension of said flange concentric with the nim, land with a Vportion within the youtlines ofthe same, a casing having a forwardly and in` ca'lly :receiving said inner ,extension for rim.

seat-ing, .and means carried by the casing :and seated in said groove for securing the Irim .and fcasing together.

6. A device as defined fby claim 3, fchara'cterized by the two ofthe locating connections* 'being .diametrica'lly positioned yopposite .each other.

7. In a lamp, -a door rim 'having an inwardly directed forwardly inclined fla-nge fupon lits rear edge and with Aaan inner rearward extension, *a casing having on its forward edge :a forwardly and inwardly :directed flange for abutting the rim flangeand telescopically receiving said extension, the outer surface ofthe rim fand casingbeing uninterrupted continuations ofthe other at the junction, :a :closure for the rim, a reflector vclosed by the closure and mounted within .the casing, .means for simultaneously floclring said rim and casing together by engaging the rim flange, means carried thereby forenigagingthe reflec'toigand fa-casing exposed and supported .mem-ber for vactuating 'both means for the purpose set forth.

y8. In :a lamp, .a casing `member having a rim engageab'le flange `at its forward periphery, a dooi` rim member therefor having `a lcomplementary flange at its 1rearward periphery, a tongue and slot locating connection therebetween, an lornamentcarried .by one of yaos said members, a reflection kconnection be-1 tween said'refleotor and the member supporting said ornament `and .constituting the anohorage of the latter upon thel former.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signa/sure.l f e FREDERICK, W.Y o. NEUNER.

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